Advisory Council Leadership

Lorain Crowl- Chair

Bruce Forbes- Vice President and Treasurer

Candace Timmerman- President

Candace Timmerman holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Lander University. She currently serves as a HUD Case Manager and Grants Coordinator for HUD funded programs for the homeless and domestic violence victims at Meg’s House Shelter for Abused Women and Children. She has been with Meg’s House for 7 ½ years. In addition, Candace has served as the President of the Executive Committee of the Advisory Council of the Upstate Continuum of Care for 2 years and has served as the Chapter President of the GAMES Coalition since 2013. She helped develop the Coordinated Entry system and the Written Standards for the Upstate Continuum of Care. Candace also chairs the Grants committee and serves on the Program and Monitoring committees, having previously served on the Planning and HMIS committees. She is an agency administrator for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and the County Coordinator for the Annual Homeless Point in Time Count for the GAMES region. She is also a member of the Property Managers’ Association.

Beth Rutherford- Secretary

Beth Rutherford holds a BA in Communications with English and Journalism minors from Western Illinois University. She started her career at SPIHN in 2005 as a volunteer and coordinator for her church. By 2007 she was employed by SPIHN in administration, she became a case manager by 2008 and was made Executive Director in 2010. Beth serves on many committees that serve the homeless population, including United Way, United Housing Connections, the Homeless Coalition, Stand Down for Veterans and is the coordinator for the Spartanburg and Union Counties' Point in Time Count. Beth is the Secretary for the Continuum of Care Advisory Council.